| Heading: |
Defence Equipment: Procurement |
| Question ID: |
1760284 |
| UIN: |
27596 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-30 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5112 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Luke Akehurst
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| Asking Member handle: |
lukeakehurst
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@lukeakehurst
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his speech delivered at the ADS Annual Dinner on 28 January 2025, what progress he has made on the Snapper system. |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-02-04 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
483 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Maria Eagle
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| Answering Member handle: |
meaglemp
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@meaglemp
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| Answer text: |
The Snapper system is a new uncrewed maritime system, which has been rapidly developed specifically to support Ukraine. The system is currently undergoing final testing and further details will be set out in due course. |
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| Answering body ID: |
11 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
| Tweeted: |
true |